Page 597 - World News

Zelenskyy accuses Russia of faking 'Easter ceasefire' as attacks continue

Despite Putin's declaration of an Easter ceasefire on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had recorded 59 instances of Russian shelling and five assaults

Trump tariffs, competition to push Boeing, Airbus jet prices even higher

Experts described the official prices as "a complete work of fiction", noting significant discounts based on contract specifics, according to media reports

China's US envoy urges end to trade war, but warns Beijing ready to fight

Xie said tariffs would devastate the global economy and drew a parallel between the Great Depression

Fake or real? Trump's post justifying immigrant's deportation sparks row

US President Donald Trump posted a photo to defend deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador. However, many on social media claim the image is fake

Crackdown in Belarus sends dozens of independent journalists to prisons

The group Reporters Without Borders says Belarus is Europe's leading jailer of journalists

250 years after independence, America remains divided over its legacy

The semi-quincentennial comes as President Donald Trump, the scholarly community and others divide over whether to have a yearlong party leading up to July 4, 2026

Japan to stress 'fairness' in currency talks with US, says PM Ishiba

Ishiba said specific discussions on currency policy will be made between Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

Fidelity, Goldman Sachs find tariff haven in Asian consumer stocks

Strategists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley recommended Asian consumer staples in reports released after the April 2 tariff barrage, urging investors to turn defensive

First shockwaves of Trump's trade tariffs about to hit global economy

International Monetary Fund is set to lower its outlook for economic growth in new projections released on Tuesday

Ex-advisers to Hegseth decry 'baseless attacks' after ouster in leak probe

The upheaval comes less than 100 days into the Trump administration where the Pentagon has found itself frequently at the epicentre of controversial moves from firings of senior military and civilian

US launches fresh airstrikes on Yemen's Sanaa, Hodeida, say Houthis

The Houthis' media office said 13 US airstrikes hit an airport and a port in Hodeida, on the Red Sea

Israel has 'no choice' but to continue fighting in Gaza, says Netanyahu

The prime minister also repeated his vow to make sure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon

Thousands rally across US in fresh wave of protests against Trump policies

Nearly a fortnight after the first wave of demonstrations, protesters returned to the streets to express frustration over Trump's policies

Pakistan, Afghanistan vow to prevent terror attacks from their territories

Dar called on Acting Afghan Prime Minister Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund and also held delegation-level talks with Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, who had invited him for the visit

Putin announces Easter ceasefire as Russia, Ukraine swap hundreds of POWs

Ukrainian President Volodymyr said that 277 Ukrainian warriors have returned home from Russian captivity

Iran, US to resume nuclear talks in Oman after Rome meeting concludes

The comments by Abbas Araghchi suggest movement in the second round of talks between the two countries, held Saturday in Rome

Russian President Vladimir Putin announces Easter ceasefire in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, the Kremlin said Saturday.

US small manufacturers hopeful on tariffs, but fear growing uncertainty

Currently, it's hard to compete with baskets made overseas., Greenblatt says, because the countries he competes against have an unfair advantage

Israeli strikes on Gaza kills over 90 people in last 48 hours: Palestinians

The dead include at least 15 people killed overnight, among them women and children, some of who were sheltering in a designated humanitarian zone, according to hospital staff

Keir Starmer holds 'productive' talks with Trump on UK-US trade deal

Downing Street said the phone call on Friday also covered the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the recent US strikes on a Yemeni port to target Houthi rebels